The Works of Charles Dickens [Including: Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Little Dorrit; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; David Copperfield; Dombey & Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Nicholas Nickleby].

Dickens, Charles; Illustrations by Marcus Stone

Published by Chapman and Hall, London

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Complete set of Charles Dickens' works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Charles Dickens is generally considered the greatest writer of the Victorian period. His works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. "His imaginative freshness, his deep and sincere tenderness and pity, his whole-souled humor that is seldom sharpened into wit, his superabundance of creative energy, have built a deathless niche in the temple of fame for Charles Dickens" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 184). Seller Inventory # 3144

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Title: The Works of Charles Dickens [Including: ...

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, London

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition